Community Briefs: Medicare topic of tea party meeting

Published: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 8:23 a.m.

Last Modified: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 8:23 a.m.

Medicare topic of tea party meeting

Walter Johnson, county coordinator for the N.C. State Health Insurance Information Program, will speak at 6 p.m. Nov. 20 at the Tea Party of Henderson County meeting at Bay Breeze Restaurant in Hendersonville.

With the 2013 Medicare enrollment period coming to a close for current beneficiaries on Dec. 7, this program will explain the newest changes and the general options available to Medicare recipients.

Johnson has a broad background in health care, having been chairman of the Henderson County Nursing Home Committee for five years, vice president of the local AARP, and a working member of the N.C. State Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) since 1987. For his work with SHIIP, he was chosen as North Carolina's most outstanding counselor three times.

For the past 15 years, Johnson has been the SHIIP county coordinator, and he will share his expertise concerning the newly revised 2013 Medicare program, including coming changes to Medicare, Medicare Advantage and the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan. Johnson will answer general questions from the audience. The program is free.

<p>Medicare topic of tea party meeting</p><p>Walter Johnson, county coordinator for the N.C. State Health Insurance Information Program, will speak at 6 p.m. Nov. 20 at the Tea Party of Henderson County meeting at Bay Breeze Restaurant in Hendersonville. </p><p>With the 2013 Medicare enrollment period coming to a close for current beneficiaries on Dec. 7, this program will explain the newest changes and the general options available to Medicare recipients.</p><p>Johnson has a broad background in health care, having been chairman of the Henderson County Nursing Home Committee for five years, vice president of the local AARP, and a working member of the N.C. State Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) since 1987. For his work with SHIIP, he was chosen as North Carolina's most outstanding counselor three times.</p><p>For the past 15 years, Johnson has been the SHIIP county coordinator, and he will share his expertise concerning the newly revised 2013 Medicare program, including coming changes to Medicare, Medicare Advantage and the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan. Johnson will answer general questions from the audience. The program is free.</p><p>For more information, call 828-696-9799 or visit www.hcteaparty.com.</p>